Kremlin Rubbishes Report That Putin Was Unwell And Using Body Doubles

The Kremlin on Tuesday trashed the reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin was unwell and using body doubles. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was absolute fit and well, adding that the reports doing the rounds were ‘absurd and hoax’.  

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This came after media outlets across the world made several claims about Putin’s health. Britain-based media outlet Daily Mirror, while quoting the Telegram channel ‘General SVR’, reported Putin suffered a heart attack and was "resuscitated" after collapsing in his bedroom in Moscow.

“At about 21:05 Moscow time, security officers of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who were on duty at the residence, heard noise and sounds of falling coming from the president's bedroom. Two security officers immediately followed into the president's bedroom and saw Putin lying on the floor next to the bed and an overturned table with food and drinks,” the telegram channel revealed.

“Probably, when the president fell, he hit the table and dishes and knocked them onto the floor, which caused the noise. Putin convulsively arched while lying on the floor, rolling his eyes. The doctors who were on duty at the residence and located in one of the adjacent rooms were immediately called," the channel's statement read as per reports.

Putin’s health has become an area of interest for people across the globe since Russia began a military operation against Ukraine last year. Since then, the news about Putin’s deteriorating health has been perpetually surfacing. Earlier, the media outlet New York Post claimed Putin was battling cancer and was being kept alive through medicines made in the West.

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As per Marca, a Russian security service insider claimed in leaked Kremlin emails that Putin also had Parkinson’s disease. “I can confirm he has been diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson's disease, but it's already progressing," he said.